Crataegus orientalis
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Crataegus orientalis, known as oriental hawthorn,[1] is a species of hawthorn native to the Mediterranean region, Turkey, Caucasia, Crimea, and western Iran, with fruits that are orange or various shades of red.[2][3]
This species is highly variable. Knud Ib Christensen in his monograph[2] divides it into four subspecies:
- C. orientalis subsp. orientalis
- C. orientalis subsp. pojarkovae (Kossych) Byatt has orange fruit.[2]
- C. orientalis subsp. presliana K.I.Chr.
- C. orientalis subsp. szovitsii (Pojarkova) K.I.Chr.[3]
Uses
Culinary uses
In Caucasia the fruits are either eaten raw or used to make a type of sweet bread.[2]
See also
References
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